When Vicksburg photographer J. Mack Moore published a book of city photos in 1905, the First National Bank building at Clay and Washington streets, was only on the drawing board. Construction of the building, today the home of Vicksburg’s Trustmark Bank, was completed in 1907. When it opened, the building was the tallest in Mississippi. The Garden restaurant formerly had been at the site.

Historic photos taken in and around Vicksburg are featured on Sundays in The Vicksburg Post. Many of the photos are from the J. Mack Moore Collection at the Old Court House Museum. Though not all photos were taken by Mr. Moore, they are part of the collection given to the museum by longtime Vicksburg Post managing editor Charles J. Faulk. Appropriate photos from the public will also be accepted and published. To submit a photo, contact Karen Gamble at 636-4545.